Author | : Ian F. W. Beckett |
File Size | : 53,9 Mb |
Publisher | : Pen and Sword |
Language | : English |
Release Date | : 22 December 2004 |
ISBN | : 9781473816626 |
Pages | : 294 pages |
A Nation in Arms by Ian F. W. Beckett Book PDF Summary
The Great War was the first conflict to draw men and women into uniform on a massive scale. From a small regular force of barely 250,000, the British Army rapidly expanded into a national force of over five million. A Nation in Arms brings together original research into the impact of the war on the army as an institution, gives a revealing account of those who served in it and offers fascinating insights into its social history during one of the bloodiest wars.